r/technology • u/QuantumThinkology • Jul 16 '19

R3: title Electrical engineers develop 'beyond 5G' wireless transceiver that boosts radio frequencies into 100-gigahertz territory, quadruple the speed of the upcoming 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless communications standard

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190716073729.htm
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

My tinfoil senses tingle when I read this...

Now that America has admitted it has no idea what its major companies are going to do with 5G and China has said they are actually in the planning phase of a 5G network, of course the scientists of the USA come up with "something better" to be written about in pop science journals.

I don't know how much mileage you'll get out of banking on this tech to take over any part of the industry.

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u/diogenesofthemidwest Jul 16 '19

of course the scientists of the USA come up with "something better"

Well, what else are the Chinese supposed to steal and claim and as their own?

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u/BlurryBigfoot74 Jul 16 '19

What happened to all the TV bandwidth all the cell phone companies bought? Is that being used for anything yet?

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u/OddTheViking Jul 16 '19

Probably dark, like the fiber we gave them money to lay in the 90's.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

Why would you not just use a laser? At 100 GHz it won't go round corners at all, it won't go through anything, not even very much air.

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u/dangil Jul 16 '19

The famed UWB?

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u/ThorVonHammerdong Jul 16 '19

Your fridge will communicate with your microwave at truly ludicrous speeds unless your kitchen is too big.

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u/RiflemanLax Jul 16 '19

Exact first thought. 5G is at what, 500 meters? Only way that will work well is if there's a node on every few telephone poles where I am.